How the North Koreans Really Live – In Pictures

By Dean McCleland in Other Galleries 1 Comment

Since WW2, Korea has been divided at the 38th parallel with the northern half being a harsh increasingly paranoid dictatorship while the southern half has developed into a modern democratic state with a high standard of living. Visitors to the so-called “Hermit Kingdom”  are closely monitored by “guides” who are officially appointed and who vet all the actions of such visitors.

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Japanese Economic Malaise: What should Shinzo Abe do?

By Dean McCleland in Current Affairs 1 Comment

A Personal View – April 2014

Six decades ago Japan surrendered after an atomic bomb obliterated Nagasaki. It convinced Emperor Hirohito that fighting to the last man, woman & child would be calamitous for the Japanese.

A new war commenced; economic growth with industrialists such as Marita Akio of Sony at the forefront. Her economy was export driven with vehicle manufacturers such as Toyota together with the electronics producers comprising the battering ram.

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